Early Labor, But Then Again, Maybe Not
First, thanks to all who commented on my whiny heartburn post. I did manage to go back to sleep with the aid of a Tylenol PM, but only for a few hours before I was again rudely awakened, this time by an awful nightmare. So definitely not what I would classify as a decent night’s sleep.
Anyway, I had mild, but increasingly frequent, contractions all day yesterday. I was hoping they’d increase to the point where I could just stay at the birth center after our birth class, but no such luck. I had 4 contractions during the 25 minute or so drive to the class, and then they tapered off and I only had a handful during the 3 hour class. I did start swelling up pretty badly though, and felt nauseated and dizzy by the time it was over. The instructor, who is also one of my midwives, took my bp and it was 145/100. Not what I wanted to hear. She told me that I could easily be in the early stages of labor, but that it could also be a while before anything really happened. She told me to go home, eat something, take my meds, and go to bed. So I did just that. I slept fitfully from around 10:30 until a little before 3:00, and here I am. Wide awake, though cranky about it, and barely contracting at all. Sigh. And to top it all off, my husband and I are fighting.
All in all, not the best 24 hours or so I’ve ever experienced. I just want this baby out. Oh, I almost forgot to mention that I told the midwife that it felt like the baby was pushing something into my cervix, like trying to push through it. She guessed it was baby’s head, but I said I didn’t think so since her head is at a funky angle. She suggested that it might be my water. That makes sense, since it sort of feels, I don’t know, not solid? If that makes any sense. So, if my water is pushing against my cervix hard enough for me to feel it, then that can only mean it’s not going to stay intact forever, right? RIGHT???
Okay, I guess I’ve rambled on long enough. I know I’m probably posting too much, and for that I apologize. I just needed to vent some frustration to some people who understand it.
37w3d
Anyway, I had mild, but increasingly frequent, contractions all day yesterday. I was hoping they’d increase to the point where I could just stay at the birth center after our birth class, but no such luck. I had 4 contractions during the 25 minute or so drive to the class, and then they tapered off and I only had a handful during the 3 hour class. I did start swelling up pretty badly though, and felt nauseated and dizzy by the time it was over. The instructor, who is also one of my midwives, took my bp and it was 145/100. Not what I wanted to hear. She told me that I could easily be in the early stages of labor, but that it could also be a while before anything really happened. She told me to go home, eat something, take my meds, and go to bed. So I did just that. I slept fitfully from around 10:30 until a little before 3:00, and here I am. Wide awake, though cranky about it, and barely contracting at all. Sigh. And to top it all off, my husband and I are fighting.
All in all, not the best 24 hours or so I’ve ever experienced. I just want this baby out. Oh, I almost forgot to mention that I told the midwife that it felt like the baby was pushing something into my cervix, like trying to push through it. She guessed it was baby’s head, but I said I didn’t think so since her head is at a funky angle. She suggested that it might be my water. That makes sense, since it sort of feels, I don’t know, not solid? If that makes any sense. So, if my water is pushing against my cervix hard enough for me to feel it, then that can only mean it’s not going to stay intact forever, right? RIGHT???
Okay, I guess I’ve rambled on long enough. I know I’m probably posting too much, and for that I apologize. I just needed to vent some frustration to some people who understand it.
37w3d